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Orthodontic undergraduate education: developments in a modern curriculum
Author(s) -
Chadwick Stephen M.,
Bearn David R.,
Jack Alan C.,
O'Brien Kevin D.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1600-0579
pISSN - 1396-5883
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2002.60203.x
Subject(s) - andragogy , curriculum , constructivism (international relations) , learning theory , experiential learning , learning styles , mathematics education , cognitive style , psychology , cognition , active learning (machine learning) , pedagogy , computer science , adult education , artificial intelligence , international relations , neuroscience , politics , political science , law
This paper explores some modern concepts of teaching and learning, including cognitive theory, the zone of proximal development, constructivism, andragogy and learning styles and describes how they have informed the development of an undergraduate orthodontic curriculum. The changes described include student‐centred learning, guided self‐learning, and the incorporation of problem‐based learning concepts. The details of the problem‐based learning programme are described together with results of student feedback on the change in teaching and learning style.